A trial date was not set Tuesday for a 20-year-old man accused of using a toddler as a human shield while robbing a Norwalk liquor store clerk at gunpoint last fall.
Jeremy Louis Gallegos is charged with armed robbery and felony child abuse for the Oct. 28 hold-up, which was captured on surveillance video.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators based out of Norwalk were able to identify Gallegos from the footage, which was released to the public to help authorities track down and arrest the suspect. Gallegos was eventually found in La Mirada and arrested Nov. 19, according to deputies.
Authorities said Gallegos was baby-sitting the little boy when he carried out the armed robbery.
The child was not hurt, Sheriff's officials said.
Gallegos appeared at the Norwalk Superior Court Tuesday, when a tentative court date was scheduled to be set. However the pre-trial conference was postponed until June 15. A trial date is expected to be set when he returns to the courthouse, according to court staff.
In the meantime, Gallegos remains in custody in lieu of $320,000 bail.
Jeremy Louis Gallegos is charged with armed robbery and felony child abuse for the Oct. 28 hold-up, which was captured on surveillance video.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators based out of Norwalk were able to identify Gallegos from the footage, which was released to the public to help authorities track down and arrest the suspect. Gallegos was eventually found in La Mirada and arrested Nov. 19, according to deputies.
Authorities said Gallegos was baby-sitting the little boy when he carried out the armed robbery.
The child was not hurt, Sheriff's officials said.
Gallegos appeared at the Norwalk Superior Court Tuesday, when a tentative court date was scheduled to be set. However the pre-trial conference was postponed until June 15. A trial date is expected to be set when he returns to the courthouse, according to court staff.
In the meantime, Gallegos remains in custody in lieu of $320,000 bail.
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